ESTOLIDE DERIVATIVES USEFUL AS BIOLUBRICANTS

摘要

A composition comprising a mixture of esters prepared by a three-step process comprising the steps of a oligomerization, a transesterification, and a capping. The composition is useful in a variety of applications, including as a biolubricant having a high level of renewable carbons, and may exhibit particularly desirable properties relating to pour point, thermo-oxidative stability, and viscometric behavior due to reduced or eliminated levels of unsaturation in the final double esters.